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Weakened field for Nedbank Golf Challenge

Henrik Stenson is the only member of the world's top 10 heading for December's Nedbank Golf Challenge. 

A clash of dates with with Tiger Woods' Chevron World Challenge has decimated the 12-man field.

Stenson, Rory McIlroy and Masters champion Angel Cabrera will be the headline acts at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City from December 3-6 as Woods hosts Padraig Harrington US Open champion Lucas Glover, US PGA champion YE Yang and Open champion Stewart Cink

Retief Goosen and Presidents Cup hero Tim Clark will tee it up in South Africa where McIlroy will be making his debut in the old Million Dollar Challenge alongside Americans Nick Watney and Hunter Mahan and England's Ross Fisher. 

The full field is:

Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 
Richard Sterne (SA)
Robert Allenby (Australia)
Angel Cabrera (Argentina)
Tim Clark (SA)
Luke Donald (England)
Ross Fisher (England)
Retief Goosen (SA)
Robert Karlsson (Sweden)
Hunter Mahan (US)
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland)
Nick Watney (US)